Click for full sizeTruly scary Foxtrot comic today. (Read the labels on the kids' hats). I'd run out of the house screaming if I saw them appear at my doorstep.

Well, Bush pulls a scary Halloween trick on us, nominating Alito to the high court. Nothing like a little controversy to deflect attention from the other controversy (i.e. Libby indictment). I guess they had to find something, now that Katrina, Rita, Wilma, and bird flu have lost their media appeal. Better hightail over to the Capitol for your Rosa Parks photo-op before it's too late.

Top 10 scary moviesHM. Carrie - Worth it just for the prom scene and the ending. My startle was amplified to heart attack status when the girl next to me grabbed me.

10) Psycho - This Hitchcock classic really could have been the greatest, if Janet Leigh had gotten better lines, and if the psychobabble sequence from the shrink at the end had been cut out. Too bad.

6) The Beyond - More gory than scary, a prime example of style over substance. If you can tolerate the meandering plot, this atmospheric horror film does provide some genuinely haunting moments, not to mention some of the best gore ever filmed.

2) Suspiria - A dance school that is actually a witches' coven. What could go wrong? A horror classic from 'Italian Hitchock', Dario Argento.

1) The Exorcist - Considering all of today's special effects wizardry, this was probably scarier in the 70s. Nevertheless, it's still quite frightening, especially for anyone with religious convictions. Otherwise, you might find it kinda hokey. They actually filmed the bedroom scene in a refrigerated room to get the frosty breath. (Is it cold in here?)

The Game arrested at NC Mall for cursing with Halloween mask onNice pickup on the AP wire. The comedy writes itself: "The Game has been arrested, accused of causing a scene at a mall and refusing to remove a Halloween mask." I hope The Smoking Gun has a mug shot with him and his mask on. That would totally make my Halloween.

Bob Geldof and Bono sent Eminem photos of African fans wearing Eminem and D12 t-shirts trying to convince him to join the Live 8 line-up, only to be totally ignored. Wow, that's cold, Marshall.

Wow, this is a scary music video and a timely release for this Halloween season. For movie fans, look for homages to Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion' and the bathroom scene from Francis Ford Copolla's 'The Conversation'. Sorry, my movie nerdness showing. Excellent job by director Micah Meisner.

The Clientele - E.M.P.T.Y.The Clientele are another Merge Records band receiving buzz. They're currently touring with Spoon. This is a crisp, nostalgic tune with neato string accompaniment; think the Go-Betweens meets the Beatles.

Variety: Icons of the Century#1: The BeatlesThe rest of the top 10 in alphabetical order: Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, and Elvis Presley. I'm surprised that Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Bob Dylan aren't in the top 10, but they are in the top 100. More recent choices include: Kurt Cobain, Tupac Shakur and Quentin Tarantino. Not sure why they included Mickey Mouse and Lassie, when they excluded Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, The Simpsons, Snoopy, etc.

Pez introduces the fallen rappers series [via BB]Well, it would have been a nice, albeit odd tribute if it were true.

Controlled release Stroking. Yup, two more Strokes tunes have leaked: '15 Minutes of Pain' (Thankfully, only 4 minutes of pain; well, not so much pain as boredom), and 'The Other Side' (I like the verses, but the guitar is annoying and the title and chorus are quite terrible). Mind you, I kinda like 'Juicebox' and I love 'You Only Live Once'.

The Decemberists have some new tracks, in all their mispelled glory at purevolume [via brooklynvegan] Oops, mispelled as Decembrists on the site.

bigstereo has P. Diddy and Felix Da Housecat - Jack U. Worth it just to here P. Diddy waxing poetic about electronic music. Then, you might wanna delete it. Seriously, this crap makes Green Velvet sound profound. Neither Felix nor Armand can save this track; but it will still be a floorfiller for suburbanite numbnuts.

Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked from the Verve Music Group, out Oct. 25.These sorts of compilations are always hit or miss. Track 8 is nice and chill. The others, eh, I dunno. I mean, it's nice to explore your roots. But...there's a reason the members of Us3 are mopping floors now.

Gwen - Luxurious remix, ft LudaLink 2via [ontd]Wow, this is Gwen's worst single since...ever. I dunno, maybe it will grow on me in a non-fungal way. Sounds like a Cyndi Lauper album reject. Someone could mash this with Time After Time.